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23 February 2013

Hi, I enjoy making beaded jewelry for girls, women, and men. As a woman, making necklaces, earrings, and bracelets for girls and women is a piece of cake. Picking out the colors and the beads is the best part because your mind is having fun with all the possibilities of creating jewelry.
When the subject of men's jewelry pops up, it becomes a very different matter. A jewelry designer for men have to always be mindful of one important key component. Masculinity, the quality of being masculine. For example, when I shop for beads to make men's jewelry, I look for wood beads that do not have a "cute" or "pretty" quality. I keep asking myself,"If I were a man, what would I be okay with wearing?" I also keep the size of the beads in mind. I do not want to use the tiny beads for their jewelry. I want large or medium beads to work with.
Another important component is length. Most men in some cases want their necklaces to be long so they steer away from a feminine look. They also like to be able to easily place them over their head without dealing with clasps. A length over 26 inches, say 38 to 40 inches would be okay for them to be comfortable in.
With bracelets, it is best to make sure a man's wrist from medium to large can fit a stretch bracelet. When a man puts on a bracelet, his hand is what stretches it till it gets to his wrist area. The bracelet do not have to be snug on his wrist. As long as it cannot slide off when his arm is down you have made a good men's bracelet.
Making jewelry for men is about allowing him to feel that he will look good wearing a piece of jewelry. Few if not many, find it hard to wear jewelry for their own personal reasons. Making jewelry is suppose to attract their attention in a positive and confident manner. Masculinity is not to be lost but kept when providing jewelry for our men.
My online store is Pamela Bead Jewelry. Check out my pieces at
http://PamelaBead.artfire.com
www.facebook.com/pamelabeadjewelry

Your Guild at Work for YouWhat is new at the Checked In Today! Guild for the week of February 16, 2013?

-- New Members - We want to welcome the following new members to the Checked In Today! Guild:Urban GypsyWooden GardenPink divaOh So Pretty CreationsFloral Designs by AlkaReansforte- The Checked In Today! Guild is 185 strong.- Please remember to check in daily using the Check in button on the My Artfire page. It is on the left hand side and is blue until you click it, then it turns orange. It is good for 24 hours and is part of this guild's membership requirements.

If you wonder why our numbers seem to never move, it is because we will have 10 new members and then seven who never check back in again and disappear. I remove them after they have been a week or so.

-- New Collections-
Here are the latest collections from your fellow guild members. Take a few moments to rate, comment and share these great collections. Making collections is time consuming and the more views these artists get, the more exposure your guild and your studio gets.-Reminder: Please post your collections on the Guild Forum so we can see them and make sure they get promoted. Here is the thread to post on - http://www.artfire.com/guild_forums/view_thread/2599

Please NOTE: We are posting under a thread for the month, so we can find the new collections easier. Also, there is now a NON-Guild thread for all your other collections. Please ONLY post the guild collections with only guild members under the monthly thread. Confused? Just yell and we will help. Need help posting a collection to the guild forum? Here is a How To thread http://www.artfire.com/guild_forums/view_thread/1661

Please take a few minutes to click on the collections and tweet the sale items for your fellow guild members.They will return the favor, which will increase sales for everyone.

-Your membership in this guild is greatly appreciated and it will help all of us be successful at something we love. Disclaimer: This bulletin is compiled from things posted by members around the guild forum, Facebook and blog, so if you do not see something you feel Imissed, just let me know and I will update the post. I try and keep up with everyone, but I do miss things.
Julie and Blu